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SN1 and SN2
- SN1: rate = k[halogenoalkane]1x[nucleophile]0
- SN2: rate = k[halogenoalkane]1x[nuclephile]1
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Preparation of aldehyde
CH3CH2OH + [O] → CH3CHO +H2O
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Preparation of ketone
CH3CH(OH)CH3 + [O] → CH3COCH3 + H2O
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Nucleophilic addition
- Aldehydes:
 - Racemic mixture formed due to trigonal planar.
- Ketones:
- Same but two no H on carbon.
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Hydrolysing hydroxynitriles
→  - Heat under reflux, with dilute acid
- Racemic mixture of 2 enantiomers
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Reduction of hydroxynitriles
→  - Produces a hydroxyamine
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Reduction of aldehyde
 - Use LiH4Al in dry ether, room temperature
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Reduction of ketone
 - Use LiH4Al in dry ether, room temperature
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2,4 Dinitrophenylhydrazine and carbonyl compound
Yellow/orange ppt if carbonyl compound
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Oxidation of aldehyde
 - Either use Feelings and warm - red Cu2O ppt
- Or use Tollen's and warm - silver mirror
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Iodoform reaction
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- Yellow ppt if positive
- Tests positive for methyl ketone (CH3CO) and methyl alcohol (CH3CH(OH))
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Preparation of carboxylic acid (oxidation of alcohol)
 →
potassium dichromate, sulphuric acid, reflux
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Hydrolysis of nitriles
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dilute acid, reflux
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Carboxylic acids with water and NaOH
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Reduction of carboxylic acid
 →
LiH 4Al, dry ether
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Carboxylic acid and carbonates/hydrogen carbonates
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Carboxylic acids and PCl5
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Room temperature
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Esterification
 ⇌
with conc. sulphuric acid in water bath, then pour into dilute NaHCO 3
or under reflux with conc sulphuric acid
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higher yield because not reversible
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Carboxylic acids and Cl2
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UV light, free-radical substitution
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Acid Hydrolysis
 ⇌
- Conditions: dilute acid (H+(aq) catalyst), reflux
- Low yield due to reversible reaction
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Alkaline Hydrolysis
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This reaction is used to make soaps
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Polyesters
- Condensation polymerisation - small molecule is lost
 - Used to make fine threads in synthetic fibres
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Preparation of acyl chlorides
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 →
+Reaction of carboxylic acid with PCl 5
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Acyl chloride and alcohols
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- Room temperature, 100% yield, easy to separate products
- Expensive to make acyl chlorides, toxic HCl given off
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Acyl chloride and ammonia
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makes an amide
- with excess ammonia, white smoke of NH4Cl forms

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Acyl chloride + amines
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makes N-substituted amide
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Reduction of acyl chlorides
 →
add LiAlH 4 and dry ether
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